Hand grip balanced hollow tile



Nov. 8, 1932., w. F. KlPPLE HAND GRIP BALANCED HOLLOW TILE Filed Sept.25, 1930 Syl/vanto@ Patented Non. 8, 'MSE l are @Film i WLLAM F. KIPPLE,0F PORTLAND, OREGON HAND GRIP BALANCED HOLLOW TILE Application filedSeptember 25, 1930. Y Serial No. 484,263.:

My invention relates to vertical tiles, cm The mechanical advantagesgained by my prising interior longitudinal and transverse tileconstruction with regard to the distribucc-urses so arranged as todistribute the comtion of the compression strains are obvious 4topression strains; and thus providing a anyone versed in the art, fromthe description greater load carrying capacity in a tile of above given.Thus I provide a relatively g5 normal size; that is, a tile readilyhandled small sized tile, capable of carrying a relaby the tile layer.Incidentally, I provide a tively heavy load, and at the same timeprotile readily made and relatively inexpensive viding for large airspaces. y

to make. The details of my invention and the fea- Furthermore, myinvention has for its obtures thereof are hereinafter described with soject particularly to provide a tile having reference to the accompanyingdrawing' in large air spaces without sacrilicing any of its which: loadcarrying capacity. Hollow vertical Figi shows atop view, or plan inpertiles as now made are objectional in that they spe'ctive of a tileembodying my invention;

do not permit the tile layer to pick up and and y 65 handle the tilewith the same facility as he Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of my tile,would in ordinary brick. illustratingv how the said hand grip holes Thereason for this is, the hollow tiles are are adapted to facilitate thegrasping, pickusually heavier and larger than an ordinary lng up andcarrying of the tile by one hand brick. A brick can be readily grasped,with its weight distributed in balance as 70 picked up and laid with onehand while the mentioned. n

other hand holds the trowel. But because of The tile a may be providedVwith'a plusl the size and weight of a hollow tile, it can rality ofvoids as indicated at In the P not be picked up with one hand. Two handsmlddle pOlticn of the tile are providedtwo D are required. A properlymade tile Should large air spaces or holes 0,0. lt will be noted y'I5 beprovided with hand-grip holes of sufticient that the webs CZ of the tileare arranged so that size, so that the mechanic may readily and theWelglit 0f the latter is approximately conveniently insert the fingers0f the hand evenly distributed about the pOiIlt Where the for graspinginterior Webs 0f the tile, and llZlIlCl gl'lpS the tile. FuIthGImOe, thellOleS picking it up holding the tile in balance, 0, C are arrangedparallel with the long side e0 thus laying the tile with the samefacility Of lle tlle, tllUS the tlle may be picked up ash@ would n brickwith the left hand of the mechanic insert- I attain the Object 0f myinvention in a ing the lingers of his hand in the hole c and verticalhollow tile comprising perimetric, l11 S tllUHllO 1D the llOle 0', asillustrated by and interior longitudinal and transverse load- F15-L 2- v85 supporting, intersecting web-courses, two of .With the lill@ SO lleldtlle {IleCllaIliC positions the interior medial longitudinal courses be-1115 fl-Ill and llOldS the tlle JuSt'tlle Same as he ing located closetogether but spaced from the would hold an Odlna'y buck H13 3fmlongitudinal middle of the tile, a longitudinal Wlll 11015 'OlOSCllI 1Ilany Way the llne 0f the o intermediate course being located spaced Wall,thus facllltatmg the WOI'l- 90 laterally a substantial distance fromeach of Fu'thellwrev the lll@ 0f COUTS@ must be said medial web-courses,the innermost transheld llOFlZOIltl. ID O'llel' WOldS, parallel versewebs being located relatively close to With the tOp Surface 0f the wall,so as to the ends of the tile, whereby to provide two facilitate plaengit evenly on the mortar as large air spaces in the middle portion of therequired. Therefore it is essential that the tile with said mediallongitudinal courses location of the hand grip holes c, c be suchfurther adapted to facilitate the tile to be that the Weight of the webor body of the tile firmly grasped by the tile layer, theinteris soevenly distributed that no appreciable mediate web-courses of the tilebeing located muscular eifort is required on the part of the relativelyclose to its perimetric web courses. mechanic to hold the tile inhorizontal posil`00 .intermediate tion. Thus avoiding any muscularstrain induced by requiring the mechanic to hold the tile level againstany unevenly distributed weight of the tile, which tends to tip the sameout of level. With my tile, the mechanic merely picks it up, and its ownbalanced weight holds it level. The hand grip holes are further soarranged and of ample size as to facilitate the insertion of the hand,and firmly gripping of the tile by the mechanic without hesitancy. Hencehe can worlr just as fast as with ordinary brick.

I claim: v

1. A hollow tile comprising perimetric interior, longitudinal, andtransverse intersecting web portions, the medial longitudinal webportions spaced close together and the longitudinal web portions spacedlaterally from said medial portions a substantial distance, saidtransve'rse'web por* tions being located relatively close to the ends ofthe tile, whereby to provide two relatively large'hand holdsbetween saidmedial and intermediate longitudinal web courses, such handhelds beinglocated one on each side the longitudinalmedial line of the tile.

2. Ahollow tile comprising perimetric interior, longitudinal andtransverse intersecting web portions, the medial longitudinal webportions spaced close together and the intermediate longitudinal webportions spaced laterally from said medial portions a substantialdistance, said transverse weh portions being located'relatively close tothe ends of the tile, thereby to provide two relatively large hand holdsbetween said medial and intermediate longitudinal web courses, such handholds being located one on each side the longitudinal medial line of thetile, the intermediate web courses of the tile being located relativelyclose to its perimetric web course.

WILLIAM F. KIPPLE.

